my $SQL = "Select tran_seq_nbr, sale_amount From KCPOS_Tran_Header Where org_number = $ai_div And store_number = $ai_store And tran_number = $al_trans And terminal_number = $ai_reg And tran_Date = $adt_h_date"; my $sth = $dbh->prepare( $SQL ) or die "Couldn't prepare statement: " . $dbh->errstr; $sth->execute() or die "Couldn't execute statement: " . $sth->errstr; ( $ac_seq_nbr, $ac_sale_amount ) = $sth->fetchrow();